Our Past, September 18, 2011

Published
12:00 am CDT, Sunday, September 18, 2011

Alton Senior High School students were decorating their '37 Chevys and Fords, and even older jalopies, for a parade, probably a homecoming event in 1937. The cars were in what was to become known as the "Pit." The hillside to the rear is the site of the Annex. Telegraph archive photo. If you have old photographs in good condition of interest to Our Past readers, please e-mail them to ourpast@s24532.p831.sites.pressdns.com or send them to Our Past, The Telegraph, P.O. Box 278, Alton, IL 62002. Include information about the photo, the year it was taken and identify individuals if possible. Please avoid vertical photos. Photos will be returned.